Xinzhou City

Home of the Buddhist holy site of Mount Wutai, Xinzhou also has Yanmen Pass on the Great Wall, and Luya Mountain and the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Cave as summer retreats.

Xinzhou lies in northern Shanxi and has many famous sights. Mount Wutai is the bodhimanda of Manjusri and a World Heritage Site, with dense clusters of temples, and Foguang Temple preserves a Tang dynasty wooden structure; Yanmen Pass in Dai County is an important Great Wall pass, fought over historically; Ningwu County has the forests of Luya Mountain and wonders such as the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Cave. Summer is cool and the best season for hiking and escaping the heat, while Mount Wutai is cold in winter. You can arrive via Wutaishan Airport or high-speed rail, or transfer from Taiyuan.

Destinations

• Mount Wutai
• Xinzhou & Yanmen Pass
• Ningwu
• Laoniuwan Yellow River Bend

Itineraries

• Northern Shanxi: Great Wall, Yellow River & Summer Escape Loop – Depart from Taiyuan to loop through Yanmen Pass, Laoniuwan, and Mount Luya, combining the Great Wall, the Yellow River…
• Grand Shanxi Loop: The Ultimate Ancient Architecture Tour – A comprehensive loop from Taiyuan through northern, central, southern, and southeastern Shanxi, covering all the provin…
• Classic Shanxi: Datong, Mount Wutai & Pingyao – A classic north-to-south route connecting Datong, Mount Wutai, Taiyuan, and Pingyao, perfect for first-time visitors to…
• Yellow River No. 1 Highway: Shanxi-Shaanxi Riverfront Route – Travel south along the Shanxi-Shaanxi Gorges from Laoniuwan and Qikou to Hukou, crossing the river to finish in Yan'an.